parfleche painting
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Parfleche painting is a traditional Native American art form involving bold, geometric designs painted on rawhide containers and objects, especially among Plains tribes.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American art
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decorative art ⓘ traditional art form ⓘ |
| appliedOn |
parfleche bags
NERFINISHED
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parfleche envelopes ⓘ rawhide cases ⓘ rawhide containers ⓘ rawhide shields ⓘ rawhide trunk covers ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Arapaho people
NERFINISHED
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Blackfoot Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Cheyenne people NERFINISHED ⓘ Crow people NERFINISHED ⓘ Plains Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoshone people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sioux peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Native American women
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Plains women artists ⓘ |
| developedInRegion |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
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North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
abstract patterns
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bold designs ⓘ geometric designs ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial decoration
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expression of identity ⓘ storage decoration ⓘ visual storytelling ⓘ |
| hasMedium | paint ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
chevrons
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diamonds ⓘ radial symmetry ⓘ rectilinear patterns ⓘ triangles ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
museums
ⓘ
tribal collections ⓘ |
| relatedArtForm |
ledger art
ⓘ
plains beadwork ⓘ |
| relatedTo | parfleche ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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contemporary era ⓘ pre-contact era ⓘ |
| usesColor |
black pigment
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blue pigment ⓘ green pigment ⓘ red pigment ⓘ white pigment ⓘ yellow pigment ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
animal hide
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rawhide ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
freehand brushwork
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hide painting ⓘ stenciling ⓘ |
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